Advertising device



No. 620,868. Patented Mar. 7, I899.

H, A. GUEBLER.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

(Application filed Mar. 12, 1896.) (No Model.)

mum "5555 [NVEIIITUR NITED STATES HENRY A. GOEBLER, OF CONNERSVILLE,INDIANA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF PATENT OFFICE.

TO WILLIAM F. THOMAS, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 620,868, dated March'7, 1899.

Application filed March 12 1896.

T0 aZZ whom it may concern: j

Be it known that I, HENRY A. GOEBLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Connersville, in the county of Fayette and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Optical Illusionsand Advertising Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in advertising devices, or, moreespecially speaking, to an apparatus for producing an optical illusion,the object of which is for use mainly in symbolically advertising thegoods or wares of various manufacturers, tradesmen, or dealers; and theinvention consists in the novel features of construction hereinafterfully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a singleplane glass mirror or unbroken highly-reflecting surface, showing myimprovement in perspective as it appears in use, the same being in thisinstance a half keg or barrel of any suitable size attached to the faceof said mirror. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of said mirror, taken on aline with the left-hand edge of the half-barrel attached thereto andshown in elevation. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of the deviceas shown in Fig. 1, looking from left to right. Fig. i is a rearelevation of the halfkeg or fragmentary object shown in the precedingviews, showing a sucker-pad mechan ism for attaching the same in placedirectly to the mirror-face. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, butwith said sucker-pad mechanism omitted; and Fig. 6 is a sectionalelevation showingascrew-joint device for detachably securing thehalf-keg or fragmentary object to the sucker-pad frame.

In the views, A represents a single plane glass mirror or otherhighlypolished unbroken reflecting-surface, and B is a fragmentaryobject, herein shownv as a symmetrical fragment or portion of a keg orbarrel whose butt-end is attached directly to the face of said mirror orreflecting-surface A in any suitable manner.

In Figs. 3 and 4 I show mounted within the back end of the fragmentaryobject B, which Serial No. 582,987. (No model.)

and is formed with a hollow or cavity, one form of attaching deviceformed of a spider or skeleton frame O,having one or more sucker orair-exhaust pads c mounted thereon. 0 represents a manipulating handleor stem projecting from each of the sucker-pads 0 into said hollow orcavity. The fragmentary ob ject B is herein represented as in the formof a half keg or barrel, being preferably constructed of thin lightmaterial suitably striped or lined in imitation of the usuallongitudinal staves and bound with hoops b.

The head I) of the half keg or barrel B is preferably hinged, as shownat a, so as to permit it to be opened to afford ready access to theattaching devices arranged in the hollow or cavity of the object B, andsaid head is provided with a spring-catch a, serving to hold it inclosed position. The head I) thus serves as a door to close the frontend of said hollow or cavity.

The flaring rim b of the barrel-head forms the outer or end hoop, as itoverlaps the outer end of the body of the barrel, and an auxiliary signD is supported thereby, its lower ends or feet 01 being inserted undersaid rim b at any desired part thereof. The front face of the head I) isprovided with a clock-dial E, and surrounding the latter is placed anydesired advertising matter. To render the device useful, I mount a clockmechanism E on the back of the head I), and the hands of said mechanismoperate on the dial to show the time.

In operation I moisten the soft-rubber pads c and then swing the head I)open, so that each pad can be tightly pressed against thereflecting-surface from inside the figure B, the frame 0- being madesomewhat flexible, so as to permit the movement of the pad-stems backand forth. The stems are then manipulated so as to draw the centralportions of the pads away from the reflecting-surface, leaving the padsadhering thereto by the atmospheric pressure, after which the head I) isclosed and secured by means of its spring catch. The reflection or imageI of the fragmentary object B in the reflecting-surface or.

mirror is such that a complete figure, herein represented as a barrel orkeg, is caused to appear to view, as best seen in Fig. 1. The reverselettering of the words For sale here or other matter on the back of thesign I) is made to appear in the mirror in corrected form. In this wayis produced the illusion of a complete barrel or other object suspendedin the air or passed through a hole ina clear glass. The clock isdesigned to attract the attention of the observer, and thus forms animportant adjunct on the device, although it may of course be dispensedwith, if desired.

As shown in Fig. 5, the sucker-pads for attaching the object 13 to themirror are dispensed with, the flange B being provided with a coat ofpaste or cement for this purpose. In a similar manner in some casescement may be applied to the sucker-pads for causing .them to adheremore securely and permanently to the mirror.

In Fig. 6.is shown a construction wherein the body portion of the objectB is detachably connected to the frame which carries the sucker-pads. Ascrew-joint is interposed between them, being formed of a male screw F,carried on the inner face of the spider or frame 0, and a screw-threadedsocket or cap G, mounted within a spider or skeleton frame G, free torevolve therein. The socket or cap G is provided with a handle or head,so that it may be conveniently rotated within the spider or frame G, soas to screw the two parts together. The spider G is secured to theobject B inside the hollow or cavity of the same, and when it is desiredto attach or detach the fragmentary object the door or head I) is swungopen and the cap or socket G turned by means of its head or handle, soas to unscrew it from or screw it upon the screw F. In this Way thefragmentary object B may be conveniently removed, so that the mirror maybe cleaned without necessitating the removal of the spider or frame 0 orthe attaching devices carried thereby from the mirror.

It is obvious that any other object 13 than a half barrel or keg may beemployedsuch, for instance, as a fragmentary portion of a shoe, hat, orthe likepreferably representative, of course, of the business to beadvertised. It is essential, however, in order to secure the bestresults, that the mirror or reflecting-surface be in the form of a planeand unbroken surface and that the object attached to the face thereof bea symmetrical half of the object to be represented, this half beingreproduced by its reflection in the mirror, so as to complete the objectwhich it is desired to represent. It is also necessary in order tosecure the best results that the object B be secured to the mirror withits axis perpendicular to the plane surface thereof, and said objectshould be secured at the central part of the mirror, so that thereflecting-surface shall extend on each side thereof, so as to completethe representation of the object no matter on which side of the devicethe observer stands. Also by forming the object B with a hollow orcavity to receive and house the means used for attaching the object tothe mirror it will be seen that a material advantage is gained, since itis permitted to entirely conceal the attaching means and to form aperfect joint between the plane surface of the mirror and the rear edgesof the object 13.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In an advertising device, the combination of a polished, unbroken,plane, reflecting-surface or mirror, a symmetrical fragment of an objectto be represented by the device, and means housed within said fragmentfor attaching the same to the reflectingsurface so that it will bereproduced by rev flection to complete the object to be represented, anda door carried by the fragment to afford access to said attaching means,substantially as set forth.

2. In an advertising device, the combination of a plane, polished,unbroken reflecting-surface or mirror, a symmetrical fragment of anobject to be represented by the device, said fragment having a hollow orcavity formed in it and having in its front part a hinged door adaptedto afford access to said hollow or cavity, and means arranged in thehollow or cavity of said fragment for attaching the fragment to thereflecting-surface in position to be reproduced by reflection tocomplete the object to be represented, substantially as set forth.

3. In an advertising device, the combination of a mirror or otherhighly-polished rcflecting-surface, a fragmentary portion of an objectto be represented by the device, a hinged front door or head for saidfragmentary portion, a sucker-pad mechanism mounted independently withinsaid fragmentary portion and having a screw-threaded projec tionthereon, a screw-threaded socket freely mounted in a frame within saidfragmentary portion,and a timepiece carried by said hinged door,substantially as set forth.

In testimony of which invention I have hereunto set my hand.

IIENRY A. GOEBLER.

W'itnesses R. A. DURNAN, W. W. SPARKS.

